17 May 2025
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Third album of R&B and electronica from Brooklyn-based singer and producer Arthur Ashin
7.5
Perhaps it's confidence after the success of Anxiety, but Ashin takes more risks here than in Autre Ne Veut's previous work, and they pay off Read Review
As interesting as the concept surrounding the album is, the music itself pulls you in with as much force as any music he’s created in the past Read Review
Age of Transparency is heady and dizzying, even more unpleasant than Anxiety at times, but it’s keyed in to the zeitgeist in a way that feels genuine, constructive even Read Review
Autre Ne Veut adds more depth to his already intricate experimentation on Age of Transparency Read Review
It's an abrasive listen, but feels positively transcendental by the time it finishes Read Review
Flits from slow to fast, from choral to RnB, from stripped-back to orchestral to electronic Read Review
As an artistic statement about warmth vs. transparency, Ashin has hit his mark with an album that is as beautiful as it is uncomfortable Read Review
While the electronica can occasionally become an abrasive racket on parts of Age of Transparency, Ashin’s singing serves as a reminder of human melody and soul Read Review
An emotional pop record that aims for more than comfort; it wants to see you at your most wounded and pick at the scabs until the pain starts to feel good Read Review
His best album yet Read Review
Like his live show, it's thrilling, confusing and uncomfortable in equal measure Read Review
The second installment of a trilogy of records guaranteed to intrigue and excite Read Review
Fully appreciating Age of Transparency requires more than a surface-level listen Read Review
Ashin's showiness as a singer is part of his grandeur; his voice has always managed to pull a song together Read Review
Music as a muse, or music to be enjoyed? There’s a fine line between the two, and ‘Age of Transparency’ falls either side Read Review
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Autre Ne Veut: Age Of Transparency
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